Pillow



Patented Feb. 2, 1954 PILLOW Woodrow W. Pfefier and Lawrence C.Northquist,

' Spokane, Wash.

Application November 21, 1949, SerialNo.. 128,568

Thi invention relates to pillows and it is one object of the inventionto provide a pillow which is formed of paper and so constructed that itmay be manufactured at a very low cost which will allow the pillow to besold to persons attending ball games and other functions Where largenumbers of persons gather and occupy stands having hard seats which areuncomfortable, the pillow being discarded at the termination of theaffair attended.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pillow which is formedentirely of paper and may have matter printed thereon which relatesto'the game or other function attended. It will.

thu be seen that the pillow may be kept as a souvenir.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pillow having a casingformed of paper and filled with a filler formed of soft shredded paper,the casing consisting of a plurality of paper layers which areadheringly secured in face to face engagement with each other and one ofwhich is waterp'roofed so that moisture from a wet bench or grand standseat will not penetrate the pillow.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pillow having its papercasing equipped with vents through which air may pas and thus preventthe casing from being ruptured by the force of air trapped in the casingand compressed when a person sits upon the pillow.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pillow formed asconnected sections which may be carried in a folded condition and onesection raised to a position in which it serves as a back rest when thepillow is in use.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a pillow of the improved construction.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a pillow having a portion forming a backrest when the pillow is in use.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the improved pillOW in cross section.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view upon an enlarged scale takenalong the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 showing a modified construction.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a pillow having another modifiedconstruction.

The pillow constituting the subject matter of this invention is formedof paper and consists briefly of a casing l and a filler 2. The fillerconsists of a mass of soft crimped paper and is 1 Claim. (01. 155-182)of such quantity that the casing or cover is distended to such an extentthat when the pillow is in use it will form a soft pad for a seatocculayers which are preferably formed of crepe pa- These layers areindicated by the numbers per.

, 3, 4, and 5, the intermediate layer 4 being moisture proofed and thethree layers being adheringly held in flat face to face engagement witheach other by glue or other suitable adhesives.

will not absorb water and become soggy. Since the cover is formed ofpaper it may have printed thereon picture and other data relative to thegame or event attended and when the game is finished the pillow may bekept as a souvenir of the event. Marginal edges of the upper and loworwalls 6 and l of the cover may be sewed together by lines of stitching8, as shown in Figure 3, or other securing means may be provided. Oneside edge of the cover is left unsecured until a sufficient quantity ofthe paper filler 2 has been thrust into the cover and this initiallyopen side of the cover then closed. Closing of the said open side edgeof the cover may be accomplished by sewing them together or turning theside edge portions of the upper and lower walls inwardly, as shown at 6'and l in Figure 4, and securing them in flat face to face engagementwith each other by use of glue 9 or other suitable adhesive. Instead ofturning marginal edge portions of the wall inwardly they may be broughttogether and secured in close proximity toeach other by a strip ofstrong paper It having its inner surface coated with an adhesive l I.

Since the sheets of paper forming the top and bottom walls arewaterproefed the cover will be air tight and air trapped in the coverwould be liable to burst the cover when subjected to the weight of aperson using the pillow. A certain amount of air would be allowed toescape through the sewed, margins of the walls but this would be quiteslow and if the walls are glued together it would be impossible for airto escape. Therefore, open eyes, known as grommets, are mounted throughthe upper wall and serve as open side edge closed by additional sewingor by? gluing them in a closed position, the cover may.

be formed as shown in Figure 6. In this embodi-' ment of the inventionthe cover. l3iofthezpillowx I4 consists of a single sheet of multiplelayer paper which is folded midway itslength to fornr the upper andlower walls. The portion of the sheet forming the lower wall is ofgreatercwidth than the portion forming the upper wall and its sideportions form lips I5 whicharefoldedinwardly and glued to. uppersurfacesof side edge portionsof the upperwall. An end portiomofthe-lower wallprojects from theopen side edge of the-cover and forms a flap-l6 whichis folded inwardlyafter the'cover has been filled and this flap is thenglued to the upper wall. Grommets I I are mounted through theclosureflap to serve as air'vents and if so-rdesired these grommets mayalsopass through theo'verlapped portion of theupper wall and firmlysecure the .flap; closed.

In Figure 2 therehasbeen shown a pillow- 48' having an extensionlfiserving as a back rest.

The covertof the-pillow l8 and its companion backrest l9 have frontandrear walls and 2| formed of multiple paper sheets which are sewedtogether along'their opposite side edges by stitch:

toface engagement with each other and secured by lines of stitching222', thusrformingia hinge portion 23 which is reinforced bythestitching: 22 and of such widthvthat'thepillow anduits back. rest maybe folded against each other and readily held by a person selling thepillows or by a purchaser. Outer ends-of the pillow and its back restare initially open so that the shredded paper filler may be inserted andafter they have been filled and edges of the front and rear walls arebrought together and secured in a closed position by stitches 24 or inany other manner desired.

Having thus described the "invention, what is claimed is:

A pillow comprising a casing of impervious laminated paper, said paperconsisting of inner and outer layers and an intermediate moisture prooflayer, said layers being adheringly secured in flatzface tozfaceengagement with each other,

a' filler formed of soft shredded paper, said filler beingdividedvintoispaced masses, portions of the casing between the masses beingdisposed in facepztouface engagement with each other, and lines ofstitching passing through said face to face portions andformingconneetinghingesfor the filledrportionspf ,the casing.

WOODROW W. PFEFFER, LAWRENCE .C. /NORTHQUIST.

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